By James Aldridge for BizJournals.com Four medical faculty members at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will be recognized next year at the American College of Physicians annual meeting for their contributions to the health care industry. They are: • Marvin Forland, professor emeritus of medicine, who left the University of Chicago in 1968 to help launch… Continue reading San Antonio Medical School Faculty Honored Nationally by Leading Physician Group

By Susan Schrock for the Star-Telegram FORT WORTH  Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at 15, Samantha Daggett remembers how something as simple as a fuzzy pair of socks could make her hospital stay more comfortable. So on her way to work Tuesday, Daggett dropped off three sets of cozy socks and a warm blanket at the Rutledge… Continue reading Carley’s Closet Provides Comfort Items to Teen, Young Adult Cancer Patients

The open enrollment period for the state-based health insurance exchanges established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) started in November and will continue through February 15th. But knowing which health care options are available for consumers and their families, let alone which of those is the best, can be… Continue reading Finding the Right Insurance with Help from Consumer Reports

By Gary Jacobson for The Dallas Morning News A century old, the organization formerly known by the name of its main hospital, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, is rebranding itself as Children’s Health System of Texas. “It’s a natural extension of who we are and what we’ve been doing,” CEO Christopher Durovich said in an interview.… Continue reading Children’s Medical Center Rebrands Itself Children’s Health System of Texas

By Matt Goodman for Dallas/Fort Worth D Healthcare Daily In late July, days before Methodist’s flagship hospital in Dallas began seeing patients at its new, $123 million trauma tower, Denton Wilson, the health system’s fast-talking assistant vice president of design and construction, asked me to close my eyes and imagine being wheeled through an ICU on… Continue reading Why Dallas Is Building So Many Hospitals

By Edgar Walters, for The Texas Tribune A board of medical professionals appointed by Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that the state should provide health coverage to low-income Texans under the Affordable Care Act — a move the Republican-led Legislature has opposed. The 15-member Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency recommended that the state’s health commissioner… Continue reading Perry-Appointed Board Backs Health Coverage Expansion

By Bill Hethcock, Staff Writer-Dallas Business Journal The $95 million Forest Park Medical Center Fort Worth has opened to patients, creating 175 jobs and becoming the latest entrant in North Texas’ highly competitive hospital market. The 54-bed acute care hospital at 5400 Clearfork Main Street is 70 percent physician-owned, hospital CEO Jim Davis told me in a recent interview.… Continue reading Forest Park Opens $95M Physician-Owned Hospital in Fort Worth

By the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services Janet Barker could write a book about being a caregiver. Barker spent 13 years taking care of her mother, evolving from tracking her mother’s medications to living with her in a senior housing setting. Along with a sister, she now helps care for her 95-year-old aunt.… Continue reading Respite Care: Caring for the Caregivers

By Leonor Mateus Ferreira for BIONews Texas Featuring 12 floors and 460 beds, the new $800 million dollar hospital at the University of Texas(UT) Southwestern Medical Center was inaugurated last Thursday in a dedication ceremony.  The William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital is a patient-centered, state-of-the-art medical innovation serving Dallas and the North Texas region, and it will replace the 50 year-old St. Paul University… Continue reading UT Southwestern Discloses William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital To Open in One Month

Family caregivers work hard every day to take care of their loved ones, and November is the month when we specifically recognize their contributions. Texas is one of the states that recognized this important month. Below, you’ll find Governor Rick Perry’s proclamation for Family Caregivers Month in 2014: